Chapter 45

The last sentence struck Luke Huxley's heart like a heavy hammer, catching him off guard and leaving him feeling more confused. If he treated Marilyn the same way he treated Dexie, she would divorce him in less than a day. Dexie had done a remarkable job of putting up with him for a year. Her words were sincere, but Luke Huxley didn't realize how powerful they were to him.

He used to have delusional ideas that Dexie was playing rough with him in the last days, thinking she liked him so much and was pretending to be cold towards him. No one would tell him the truth that she was leaving him, just like Simon did. She was leaving him because she had given up on him.

He had treated her coldly, which made her desperate. Emotional abuse is still abuse. Don't think you haven't hurt her.

As Luke Huxley fell into silence, Simon delivered another hard blow. Not caring how her words might make Luke Huxley feel, he let him contemplate her words. Luke Huxley stood still